Name That
Character
Character
I do not like to wear all of the layers during winter.
Who is Joey? or Who is Joetta?
"Bang! Squirrel stew tonight!"
What is an example of onomatopoeia?
The author that Kenny read from to a class of older kids, including Byron. He also wrote, "Thank You, Ma'am".
Who is Langston Hughes?
Mama talks Southern Style.
What happens when Mama gets upset, worried, or mad?
When Kenny remembers the prank Byron and Buphead play on him.
What is an example of a memory moment?
I think that it is too cold in Flint and miss my home in Birmingham.
Who is Mama?
"I bet Byron's lips stretched a mile before they let go of that mirror."
What is an example of hyperbole?
This is the town in Michigan where the story starts.
What is Flint, Michigan?
Mama decides to stop trying to burn Byron and wait for Dad to get home.
What happens when Joey keeps running over to blow the lit matches out?
Leave it to Daddy Cool to tortue human kids at school all day long and never have his conscience bother him but to feel sorry for a stupid little grayish brown bird.
What is an example of Contrasts and Contradictions?
I like to play tricks on my brother and disobey my parents.
Who is Byron?
"Joey spread her arms out to the side like a traffic cop and stood between Byron and Mama."
What is an example of a simile?
This is the town where Mama is from and she misses.
What is Birmingham, Alabama?
Kenny does not trust Byron and thinks he is trying to trick him when Byron is stuck to the car.
What happens after Byron and Buphead play a trick on Kenny called "How to survive a blizzard"?
"Dad, does Byron really have to go to Alabama?"
What is an example of a tough question?
I don't understand why people in Michigan are so mean and I am surprised at how fat the squirrels are in Flint.
Who is Rufus?
"It was like his hands said, "Fingers? Did she say she was going to burn some fingers?""
What is an example of personification?
The name of the cop from the TV show The Untouchables that Mama reminded them of in Chapter 5.
Who is Eliott Ness?
This is how Byron kills the Mourning Dove.
What is throwing a Swedish Creme at the bird and knocking him off the wire?
"Well, that's what being a grown up is like. At first it's scary but then before you realize, with a lot pf practice, you have it under control."
What is an example of Words of the Wise?
I am very smart and have an amazing reading ability.
Who is Kenny?
"Okay, boys, let's get out there and knock those windows out."
What is an idiom?
This is the name of the song that Dad was humming while he shaved Byron's head.
What is Straighten Up and Fly Right?
Byron beats up Larry Dunn.
What happens when Kenny tells Byron that Larry Dunn stole his gloves?
"I moved closer. I couldn't believe my eyes! Byron's mouth was frozen on the mirror!"
What is an example of an Aha! Moment?